Synonyms for grin
grɪngrin

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1. smile, smiling, grin, grinningverb

   a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

   Synonyms:
   smile, grinning, smiling

2. grinverb

   to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl

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1. • Smile

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. grinverb

   Synonyms:
   show the teeth (in laughing, expressing scorn, &c.)

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1. List of paraphrases for "grin":

   smile, smiling

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How to pronounce grin?

How to say grin in sign language?

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How to use grin in a sentence?

1. CaddyShack:

   Judge Smails: It’s easy to grin / When your ship comes in / And you’ve got the stock market beat. / But the man worthwhile, / Is the man who can smile, / When his shorts aren’t too tight in the seat.

2. Josh King Madrid:

   Probably one of the often overlooked framing components is body language. The way a question is framed might depend on a variety of factors, including posture, mood, facial gestures, and grin.”

3. Raina Nicole:

   When all hope is lost, don't you dare give in..look up with a grin,and just win..

4. Dave Pomeroy:

   He expanded the pedal part of the steel. The mechanical evolution of the instrument that led to a new style of playing that was much more expressive and unpredictable, he had this sly, wicked grin that was so great, and if you played something he liked he would look at you and give you that little grin that was the nicest seal of approval ever.

5. Max Baucus:

   I think it will basically be a meet and greet and grin and shake hands, and each leader can congratulate themselves. But that's not all bad, it's good that the two will meet, and my hope is that would set the stage for more realistic, more direct, specific conversations later on.